scoff
31scoff — verb Syn: sneer, jeer, laugh; (scoff at) mock, deride, ridicule, dismiss, belittle; informal pooh pooh …
32scoff — I. /skɒf / (say skof) noun 1. an expression of mockery, derision, or derisive scorn; a jeer. 2. an object of mockery or derision. –verb (i) 3. (sometimes followed by at) to speak derisively; mock; jeer. –verb (t) 4. Obsolete to deride. {Middle… …
33scoff|law — «SKF L, SKOF », noun. U.S. Informal. a person with little regard for the law; person who regularly flouts the law: »One of the twins was named the city s champion scofflaw, with eighty six traffic and parking violations dating from 1947 (New York …
34scoff´ing|ly — scoff1 «skf, skof», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun to show one does not believe something; mock: »We scoffed at the idea of drowning in three inches of water. Fools, who came to scoff, remain d to pray(Oliver Goldsmith). –v.t. to jeer at; deride:… …
35scoff — 1. noun /skɒf,skɑːf/ a) Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. b) An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. Syn: derision …
36scoff at — Synonyms and related words: affront, be merry with, break the law, call names, care naught for, crack a joke, crack wise, defy, deride, despise, disdain, dishonor, disobey, disoblige, disregard, dump on, fleer at, flout, fun, gibe at, give… …
37scoff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. jeer, be contemptuous or derisive (of), flout, laugh (at). See contempt, disrespect. Ant., encourage. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mock, deride, jeer; see ridicule . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
38scoff — sb. Alys. 667 …
39scoff — skÉ‘f /skÉ’f n. mock, gibe, jeer, scorn, ridicule; object of derision or mockery; food (Slang) v. scorn, mock, deride, ridicule; eat voraciously (Slang) …
40scoff — scoff1 verb speak about something in a scornfully derisive way. noun an expression of scornful derision. ↘archaic an object of ridicule. Derivatives scoffer noun scoffing adjective scoffingly adverb Origin ME: perh. of Scand. origin. scoff2 …
